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And that his consail be noght good��
Or other wise if it so stod��
A king if he be vicious
And his conseil be vertuous。
It is ansuerd in such a wise��
That betre it is that thei be wise
Be whom that the conseil schal gon��
For thei be manye�察�and he is on�察 �4160
And rathere schal an one man
With fals conseil�察�for oght he can��
From his wisdom be mad to falle��
Thanne he al one scholde hem alle
Fro vices into vertu change��
For that is wel the more strange。
Forthi the lond mai wel be glad��
Whos king with good conseil is lad��
Which set him unto rihtwisnesse��
So that his hihe worthinesse 4170
Betwen the reddour and Pite
Doth mercy forth with equite。
A king is holden overal
To Pite�察�bot in special
To hem wher he is most beholde��
Thei scholde his Pite most beholde
That ben the Lieges of his lond��
For thei ben evere under his hond
After the goddes ordinaunce
To stonde upon his governance。 4180
Of themperour Anthonius
I finde hou that he seide thus��
That levere him were forto save
Oon of his lieges than to have
Of enemis a thousend dede。
And this he lernede�察�as I rede��
Of Cipio�察�which hadde be
Consul of Rome。 And thus to se
Diverse ensamples hou thei stonde��
A king which hath the charge on honde 4190
The comun poeple to governe��
If that he wole�察�he mai wel lerne。
Is non so good to the plesance
Of god�察�as is good governance��
And every governance is due
To Pite�此�thus I mai argue
That Pite is the foundement
Of every kinges regiment��
If it be medled with justice。
Thei tuo remuen alle vice�察 �4200
And ben of vertu most vailable
To make a kinges regne stable。
Lo�察�thus the foure pointz tofore��
In governance as thei ben bore��
Of trouthe ferst and of largesse��
Of Pite forth with rihtwisnesse��
I have hem told�察�and over this
The fifte point�察�so as it is
Set of the reule of Policie��
Wherof a king schal modefie 4210
The fleisschly lustes of nature��
Nou thenk I telle of such mesure��
That bothe kinde schal be served
And ek the lawe of god observed。
The Madle is mad for the the femele��
Bot where as on desireth fele��
That nedeth noght be weie of kinde��
For whan a man mai redy finde
His oghne wif�察�what scholde he seche
In strange places to beseche 4220
To borwe an other mannes plouh��
Whan he hath geere good ynouh
Affaited at his oghne heste��
And is to him wel more honeste
Than other thing which is unknowe��
Forthi scholde every good man knowe
And thenke�察�hou that in mariage
His trouthe pliht lith in morgage��
Which if he breke�察�it is falshode��
And that descordeth to manhode�察 �4230
And namely toward the grete��
Wherof the bokes alle trete��
So as the Philosophre techeth
To Alisandre�察�and him betecheth
The lore hou that he schal mesure
His bodi�察�so that no mesure
Of fleisshly lust he scholde excede。
And thus forth if I schal procede��
The fifte point�察�as I seide er��
Is chastete�察�which sielde wher 4240
Comth nou adaies into place��
And natheles�察�bot it be grace
Above alle othre in special��
Is non that chaste mai ben all。
Bot yit a kinges hihe astat��
Which of his ordre as a prelat
Schal ben enoignt and seintefied��
He mot be more magnefied
For dignete of his corone��
Than scholde an other low persone�察 �4250
Which is noght of so hih emprise。
Therfore a Prince him scholde avise��
Er that he felle in such riote��
And namely that he nassote
To change for the wommanhede
The worthinesse of his manhede。
Of Aristotle I have wel rad��
Hou he to Alisandre bad��
That forto gladen his corage
He schal beholde the visage 4260
Of wommen�察�whan that thei ben faire。
Bot yit he set an essamplaire��
His bodi so to guide and reule��
That he ne passe noght the reule��
Wherof that he himself beguile。
For in the womman is no guile
Of that a man himself bewhapeth��
Whan he his oghne wit bejapeth��
I can the wommen wel excuse��
Bot what man wole upon hem muse 4270
After the fool impression
Of his ymaginacioun��
Withinne himself the fyr he bloweth��
Wherof the womman nothing knoweth��
So mai sche nothing be to wyte。
For if a man himself excite
To drenche�察�and wol it noght forbere��
The water schal no blame bere。
What mai the gold�察�thogh men coveite��
If that a man wol love streite�察 �4280
The womman hath him nothing bounde��
If he his oghne herte wounde��
Sche mai noght lette the folie��
And thogh so felle of compainie
That he myht eny thing pourchace��
Yit makth a man the ferste chace��
The womman fleth and he poursuieth��
So that be weie of skile it suieth��
The man is cause�察�hou so befalle��
That he fulofte sithe is falle 4290
Wher that he mai noght wel aryse。
And natheles ful manye wise
Befoled have hemself er this��
As nou adaies yit it is
Among the men and evere was��
The stronge is fieblest in this cas。
It sit a man be weie of kinde
To love�察�bot it is noght kinde
A man for love his wit to lese��
For if the Monthe of Juil schal frese 4300
And that Decembre schal ben hot��
The yeer mistorneth�察�wel I wot。
To sen a man fro his astat
Thurgh his sotie effeminat��
And leve that a man schal do��
It is as Hose above the Scho��
To man which oghte noght ben used。
Bot yit the world hath ofte accused
Ful grete Princes of this dede��
Hou thei for love hemself mislede�察 �4310
Wherof manhode stod behinde��
Of olde ensamples as I finde。
These olde gestes tellen thus��
That whilom Sardana Pallus��
Which hield al hol in his empire
The grete kingdom of Assire��
Was thurgh the slouthe of his corage
Falle into thilke fyri rage
Of love�察�which the men assoteth��
Wherof himself he so rioteth�察 �4320
And wax so ferforth wommannyssh��
That ayein kinde�察�as if a fissh
Abide wolde upon the lond��
In wommen such a lust he fond��
That he duelte evere in chambre stille��
And only wroghte after the wille
Of wommen�察�so as he was bede��
That selden whanne in other stede
If that he wolde wenden oute��
To sen hou that it stod aboute。 4330
Bot ther he keste and there he pleide��
Thei tawhten him a Las to breide��
And weve a Pours�察�and to enfile
A Perle�此�and fell that ilke while��
On Barbarus the Prince of Mede
Sih hou this king in wommanhede
Was falle fro chivalerie��
And gat him help and compaignie��
And wroghte so�察�that ate laste
This king out of his regne he caste�察 �4340
Which was undon for everemo��
And yit men speken of him so��
That it is schame forto hiere。
Forthi to love is in manere。
King David hadde many a love��
Bot natheles alwey above
Knyhthode he kepte in such a wise��
That for no fleisshli covoitise
Of lust to ligge in ladi armes
He lefte noght the lust of armes。 4350
For where a Prince hise lustes suieth��
That he the werre noght poursuieth��
Whan it is time to ben armed��
His contre stant fulofte harmed��
Whan thenemis ben woxe bolde��
That thei defence non beholde。
Ful many a lond hath so be lore��
As men mai rede of time afore
Of hem that so here eses soghten��
Which after thei full diere aboghten。 4360
To mochel ese is nothing worth��
For that set every vice forth
And every vertu put abak��
Wherof priss torneth into lak��
As in Cronique I mai reherse��
Which telleth hou the king of Perse��
That Cirus hihte�察�a werre hadde
Ayein a poeple which he dradde��
Of a contre which Liddos hihte��
Bot yit for oght that he do mihte 4370
As in bataille upon the werre��
He hadde of hem alwey the werre。
And whan he sih and wiste it wel��
That he be strengthe wan no del��
Thanne ate laste he caste a wyle
This worthi poeple to beguile��
And tok with hem a feigned pes��
Which scholde lasten endeles��
So as he seide in wordes wise��
Bot he thoghte al in other wise。 4380
For it betidd upon the cas��
Whan that this poeple in reste was��
Thei token eses manyfold��
And worldes ese�察�as it is told��
Be weie of kinde is the norrice
Of every lust which toucheth vice。
Thus whan thei were in lustes falle��
The werres ben foryeten alle��
Was non which wolde the worschipe
Of Armes�察�bot in idelschipe 4390
Thei putten besinesse aweie
And token hem to daunce and pleie��
Bot most above alle othre thinges
Thei token hem to the likinges
Of fleysshly lust�察�that chastete
Received was in no degre��
Bot every man doth what him liste。
And whan the king of Perse it wiste��
That thei unto folie entenden��
With his pouer�察�whan thei lest wenden�察 �4400
Mor sodeinly than doth the thunder
He cam�察�for evere and put hem under。
And thus hath lecherie lore
The lond�察�which hadde be tofore
The beste of hem that were tho。
And in the bible I finde also
A tale lich unto this thing��
Hou Amalech the paien king��
Whan that he myhte be no weie
Defende his lond and putte aweie 4410
The worthi poeple of Irael��
This Sarazin�察�as it befell��
Thurgh the conseil of Balaam
A route of faire wommen nam��
That lusti were and yonge of Age��
And bad hem gon to the lignage
Of these Hebreus�此�and forth thei wente
With yhen greye and browes bente
And wel arraied everych on��
And whan thei come were anon 4420
Among thebreus�察�was non insihte��
Bot cacche who that cacche myhte��
And ech of hem hise lustes soghte��
Whiche after thei full diere boghte。
For grace anon began to faile��
That whan thei comen to bataille
Thanne afterward�察�in sori plit
Thei were take and disconfit��
So that withinne a litel throwe
The myht of hem was overthrowe�察 �4430
That whilom were wont to stonde。
Til Phinees the cause on honde
Hath take�察�this vengance laste��
Bot thanne it cessede ate laste��
For god was paid of that he dede��
For wher he fond upon a stede
A couple which misferde so��
Thurghout he smot hem bothe tuo��
And let hem ligge in mennes yhe��
Wherof alle othre whiche hem sihe 4440
Ensamplede hem upon the dede��
And preiden unto the godhiede
Here olde Sennes to amende��
And he�察�which wolde his mercy sende��
Restorede hem to newe grace。
Thus mai it schewe in sondri place��
Of chastete hou the clennesse
Acordeth to the worthinesse
Of men of Armes overal��
Bot most of alle in special 4450
This vertu to a king belongeth��
For upon his fortune it hongeth
Of that his lond schal spede or spille。
Forthi bot if a king his wille
Fro lustes of his fleissh restreigne��
Ayein himself he makth a treigne��
Into the which if that he slyde��
Him were betre go besyde。
For every man mai understonde��
Hou for a time that it stonde�察 �4460
It is a sori lust to lyke��
Whos ende makth a man to syke
And torneth joies into sorwe。
The brihte Sonne be the morwe
Beschyneth noght the derke nyht��
The lusti youthe of mannes myht��
In Age bot it stonde wel��
Mistorneth al the laste whiel。
That every worthi Prince is holde
Withinne himself himself beholde�察 �4470
To se the stat of his persone��
And thenke hou ther be joies none
Upon this Erthe mad to laste��
And hou the fleissh schal ate laste
The lustes of this lif forsake��
Him oghte a gret ensample take
Of Salomon�察�whos appetit
Was holy set upon delit��
To take of wommen the plesance��
So that upon his ignorance 4480
The wyde world merveileth yit��
That he�察�which alle mennes wit
In thilke time hath overpassed��
With fleisshly lustes was so tassed��
That he which ladde under the lawe
The poeple of god�察�himself withdrawe
He hath fro god in such a wise��
That he worschipe and sacrifise
For sondri love in sondri stede
Unto the false goddes dede。 4490
This was the wise ecclesiaste��
The fame of whom schal evere laste��
That he the myhti god fors